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<BLOCKQUOTE><H2>A CRASH COURSE</H2>

<P>No matter how careful you are, you're going to bump into
buildings, power lines, buildings, water, more buildings, land and
occasionally buildings. Fire and smoke can also damage your copter.
Even simple flying produces wear and tear.

<P><A NAME="damage"></A>As your copter takes damage, it sputters and
smokes and becomes difficult to control. Your damage indicator lights
go from "off" to yellow to red. When all five are red, your copter is
nearly destroyed. One or two more crashes and you lose your
helicopter and all the equipment it carries. Sorry. At least when
that happens you are returned to your hangar, embarrassed, perhaps,
but otherwise unharmed.

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X-SAS-UseImageHeight ALIGN=middle><B>Damage Indicator</B>

<P>Note: If you lose your copter and don't have enough money to buy a
new one, you've lost the game. You'll have to start over again.

<P>You've probably crashed your copter at least once already, but if
you haven't, do it now.

<P><B>Aim for a building, close your eyes, and fly into it.</B>

<P><B>Repeat as necessary until the helicopter is destroyed.</B>

<P>That was fun, wasn't it?

<P><B>Get into another helicopter, fly around a little, then continue
with the lesson.</B>

<H3>BRING IT ON HOME</H3>

<P>It takes no great skill to crash, but it takes finesse to land
properly. Part of your training is learning how to land, and now is
as good a time to learn as any.

<P><B>Fly your helicopter to your airport landing pad and hover about
a thousand feet over the tarmac. </B>

<P>Remember, Tutorial City Airport is outside the southeast corner of
the city.

<P><B>When you are over the tarmac, press W for just a second or
two.</B>

<P>You must ease yourself to the ground. If you land too quickly,
you'll crash.

<P><B>Press W again for a second or two.</B>

<P>Note that you continue to drift a little bit even after you
release the W key.

<P><B>Ease your copter to the ground until you hear a soft woosh as
your engines rev down.</B>

<P><B>Press E to leave your helicopter.</B>

<P>There, that wasn't so bad. Walk around a little and stretch your
legs. Check out the hangar, as long as you're here.

<P><I>HINT: If the townsfolk you encounter seem only mildly
interested in you, it's because they know your time with them is most
likely temporary.</I>

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